Silverpeas vulnerable to password complexity rule bypass

published 2024-08-16 2 y ago modified 2026-07-05 4 mo ago also GHSA-h6jq-w432-j26w , EUVD-2024-2590

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.4%; EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
public exploits: 0; none known

An issue in the password change function of Silverpeas v6.4.2 and lower allows for the bypassing of password complexity requirements.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-08-19)

Exploit prediction

1.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/njmbb8/CVE-2024-42850 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.silverpeas.core:silverpeas-core	<=6.4.2	no fix listed

Affected products

silverpeas silverpeas

Classification

Weakness

CWE-521 Weak Password Requirements

References

github.com /njmbb8/CVE-2024-42850
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42850
advisory
github.com /Silverpeas/Silverpeas-Core
package
silverpeas.com
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary